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Call for Participation: Mentors in Violence Prevention -Train the Trainers Program


The MCC, Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) leadership team is offering a professional development opportunity for faculty and staff interested in learning bystander intervention strategies. Founded at Northeastern University in 1993 and gifted to MCC by Jackson Katz ([https://www.jacksonkatz.com<https://www.jacksonkatz.com]www.jacksonkatz.com<https://www.jacksonkatz.com>) in 2008, the MVP Model is a gender violence, bullying, and school violence prevention approach that empowers us to take on leadership roles in our families, schools and communities. MCC is one of just three colleges in the world to offer the Train the Trainers Program.

Participants in the MVP-MCC three-day Mentors in Violence Prevention program gain awareness about gender violence, bullying, and school violence. They learn to intervene, act when confronted with threats of violence, and create lasting social change. Those who complete the training become certified to train others.

MCC is one of only three schools — and the only community college — in the world to offer this training and to infuse it into academic coursework, including internships.

The Train the Trainers Program will be held on March 20-21-22, 2014 at the Damon City Campus (see attached agenda). This semester’s trainers are Christine Plumeri (Anthropology/History/Political Science/Sociology) and Michael Johnson (Student Services). If you are interested, please contact one of the leadership team members listed below. Full attendance for the three days is mandatory. At the conclusion of the training, graduates will receive the MVP-MCC Train the Trainers certificate.

On a related note, the MVP-MCC Leadership Team is excited to announce that Dr. Jackson Katz will be returning to MCC on April 2, 2014 for two speaking events. Mark your calendars and watch for an upcoming flyer in the Tribune for details. This is an excellent time to get involved in MVP-MCC and become one of the bystander intervention strategies graduates. Hope to see you there!

Susan Bender, VaPA 262-1534
Christime Plumeri, AHPSS 262-1768
Joe Sturnick, CRJ 262-1776

    Susan Bender
    Visual and Performing Arts
    01/29/2014


    Attachments:
    icon MVPMCCTtTAgenda spring2014.pdf